Qigong Exercise and Sleep Quality

Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sleep Quality

Treatments

Behavioral: Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06532864

2022XH0111

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether 12 weeks of practicing Mawangdui Guiding Technique has an improvement effect on subjective sleep quality, objective sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in older adults in a healthcare hospital.

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Aged sixty years and above; continuous residence in the participating healthcare hospitals for more than six months
Conscious, with basic visual and auditory perception, communication, and cognitive functioning
Voluntary enrollment in this study and signing of the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals who have suffered a sudden accident, emergency surgery, or a rapid deterioration of a long-term medical condition
Individuals who have recently been involved in other rehabilitation activities and who play sports on a regular basis
Individuals who are unable to participate in physical activity (e.g., patients suffering from major diseases of the liver, kidneys, heart, brain, or blood system)
Individuals suffering from deep venous thrombosis; individuals with musculoskeletal problems with signs of limitation of movement (e.g., unsettled broken bones, pelvic fractures)
Individuals with preexisting psychiatric conditions (such as personality disorders, psychosis, and so on); and individuals with symptoms of severe depression.